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Copyright 1917 

BY 

P. J. Pendergast 



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MAY 23 1917 

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In Memory of the departed souls 
Who were near and dear to me. 



Contents 

America's Leading Prelate 7 

The Feast of the Holy Name 8 

From Midnight in December 10 

Heaven's Gate 11 

In Memory of Father Troy 12 

In Memory of Father Johnson 13 

On Easter Morn 14 

When the Verdant Leaves are Withered 15 

Gospel St. John Parable — Loaves and Fishes 17 

The Great White Way 19 

Willet's Pond 21 

The Sinking of the Lusitania 23 

War in Europe 24 

Blessed be God 26 

A Lonely Couple 27 

Mission in Dedham Last September 28 

He Fasted in the Desert 30 

Civic Association 32 

The Lepers are Cleansed '. 34 

St. Elizabeth's Hospital 35 

The Birth of Norwood, 1872 .36 

To Arthur Howe Pingree 38 

The Broken Key 40 

Dear Ireland, Now Thy Praise I'll Sing 42 

Do You Remember (Carrie Jacob Bond) 43 

I Do Remember 44 

Because Dan O'Connell Came From There 46 

Medleys 47 

Tribute to the Orphan Boy 48 



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America's leading prelate in Boston stands 

today 
He's Cardinal O'Connell of Granby Street 

Back Bay 
He is a fearless advocate of the truth, the light, 

the way 
And all modern fads and sycophants he'll 
brush them from his way. 

The Holy Father Pius tenth picked O'Connell 

for the man 
To represent the Holy See to the Emperor of 

Japan 
Then from Rome he sailed alone the Emperor 

for to see 

And the Emperor received him with every 

courtesy. 

And then the entire nation they offered him 

the key 
To unlock their hearts and dwell therein 

throughout the country 
And the state they entertained so free 
With joy, with pride, with glee. 

America's leading scholar the Cardinal stands 

today 

Far above all others for he leads them every 

way 



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For he has for his foundation the word that 

will not decay 
And there's nothing more substantial than the 
the truth, the light, the way. 

Those towery walls at Brighton, his charity 

testify 
Where the ill may always enter and from 

there good health enjoy 
For there the nurse and doctor work together 

with a will 
Under the direction of Cardinal O'Connell 



iff^ast of tl^^ 5^0lu Nattt0 

This day in Church and Chapel we gather far 

and near 
The Holy Name of Jesus to honor and revere, 
We come from town and city, we come from 

lonely plain 
In ecstasy we bend the knee and bless Thy 

Holy Name. 

O Blessed Name most holy, we gather at Thy 

shrine 
And there in adoration our hearts to Thee 

incline 
It is with grief and sorrow Thy Sacred form we 

see 

Spiked on those timbers on the mound of 

Calvary 



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It was upon that heavy Cross You spoke those 

words so true 

''Father, forgive them for they know not what 

they do." 

Then seeing there beneath the Cross Thy 
beloved kin St. John 

To theVirgindidexclaim mother beholdThy Son 

Two Marys stood beneath the Cross, the Virgin 
and the other 

Then looking on St. John did say O Son be- 
hold Thy mother. 

And then while dying on the Cross Thou did 

for water call 
They offered Thee to slake thy thirst both 

vinegar and gall 
Then looking on the good thief who was dying 

by Thy side 
To him did say thou shalt this day be with 
Me in Paradise. 

From now on gentle Christian when you look 

on Calvary's mound 
And you see your, dying Saviour worn and 

torn above the ground 
Now, when to sin your tempted from sin you 

should refrain 

You should call upon your Jesus and bless His 

Holy Name. 



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Sffrotn iMIlimglit In ^^cember 

From midnight in December from now and 

evermore 
The Christian has a beacpn Hght to guide 

from shore to shore 
The Ugh t is Christ the Saviour, the Hght shall 

never dim 
Should you follow in its footsteps they to 

heaven will you bring. 
From midnight in December you should 

praise the Lord most high 
And ask Him for to bless you that good 

health you may enjoy 
You should pray His Virgin Mother, you should 

pray St. Joseph too 
And ask for their assistance as this life you 

travel through. 
From midnight in December that guide so 

good and true 
Will lead you to that happy land ; that happy 

land where you 
Will see the chorus of heaven and hear their 

voices ring 
For they sing on forever to Christ their Lord 

and King. 
From midnight in December when you rise on 

Christmas morn 
And you nestle in your garments and of your 

beard are shorn 
As you start upon your journey should you 

meet with man or lass 
You should bid them good morning; wish them 
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. 



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This little book I'll now relate, 

It brought me in to heaven's gate,for when 

they heard my poetry, 
Father Hasenfus found the key, 
And he brought me to the sanctuary, 
The church I saw in its majesty/ 

Then I beheld a sight most grand, 
The finest church in all the land. 
The finest money can create. 
It is the Church of Heaven's Gate. 

He pressed the button then from on high, 
Those crystal bulbs did light supply 
The scene I did behold with joy, 
I'll never forget till the day I die. 

Those days I spent in Montreal, 

To memory dear I now recall. 

As I looked upon the broad expanse, 

Of the majestic mighty St. Lawrence. 

Then I saw that Church of fame, 
The colossal Church of Notre Dame, 
Then right there I did remain, 
And praised and blessed Thy Holy Name.. 



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In St Catherine's Church at Norwood above 
the altar high, 

They have placed a stained glass window to 
ramember Father Troy, 

As you look up on this window many figures 
you will see 

Connected with our Saviour's life and His 
death on Calvary, 

You'll see in brilliant colors of yeUow, green 
and red 

You'll see the dying Saviour with the crown 
upon His head, 

You'll see His Virgin Mother, His beloved kin 
St. John, 

Likewise the other Mary that the multitude 
did stone, 

There are many others, that, I cannot tell 
you here, 

And many other scenes in the Saviour's life 
so dear , 

If you should look upon them, those scenes you 
would enjoy. 

And ere you'd start to depart, you'd pray for 
Father Troy, 

And likewise so would I. 



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in memory of ^utijet dtttinson 

While standing on the housetop in Dedham I 

did see 
St. Mary's in the valley where Father Johnson 

used to be 
He built that lofty structure with its towering 

w^alls so high 
The granite came from Westw^ood ; from the 

Quarry there close by 

This Church so neat he did complete and then 

bid them goodby. 

And then the Gate of Heaven in South Boston 

did complete 
And you cannot find its equal in this land, on 

any Street 
You can look this country over, looking long 

and looking well 
And when you are through looking, you will 

call it nonpareil. 

Some day I'll leave this vale of tears, be it 

soon or be it late 
I pray my destination will be for heaven's gate 
I pray that gate toenter,foryou can plainly see 
Of the Gate of Heaven Church, Father Johnson 

held the key. 

Father Johnson he has left us, he has goneaway ; 

has gone to join the order of Melchisedech 

Thou art a Priest forever the sovereign God 

did say 
According to the order of Melchisedech. 



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©It En&Uv iMorn 

On Easter morn it's my delight to rise and 

cross the track 
And in St. Catherine's receive from the hands 

of Father McCormack 
Should Father Mac not be there its then I 

would be free 

To receive the Blessed Sacrament from Father 

Buckley 

Should Father Buckley be away, for the 

Church is very big 
Then I'd kneel at the alter rail and receive 

from Father Twigg 
Then as the day was passing I'd remember 

that good man 

And pray to God in heaven for Father 

Corrigan. 

And for that youth I then would pray the 

first in Norwood border 
He was Norwood's first ordained; the first in 

Holy Orders 
He is no longer with us for God did call him on 
May you rest in peace forever Father Donovan. 

Now there is another priest to every heart 

most dear 
Who labored years within our midst and now 

he's resting here' 
All the time that he was with us, did serve the 

Lord on high 

May you serve the Lord forever beloved 

Father Troy. 



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When the verdant leaves are withered and lay 

scattered on the land, 
Bear in mind my then dear Christian that 

Christmas is at hand, 
And for you is quickly coming of the fleeting of 

time 

And may its rapid coming bring you happiness 

sublime. 

Those leaves that once so lofty did float up on 

the trees. 
And mingled with the branches in the morn 

and evening breeze 
With odor rare they filled the air, they were a 

handsome sight, 
And then to look upon them it would your 

heart delight. 

In June they were so full of life, month of the 

Sacred Heart, 
But when November came around their life 

did then depart. 

Today they lay on barren clay cold frozen 

through the heart. 

The trees look sadly on them as on the ground 

they lay. 
With snow and rain to beat them there de- 
caying day by day, 



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Such is the end dear Christian of every form 

of Hfe, 

That enters on this planet in this world of 

care and strife. 

It's for us to gain a lesson as we look upon 

those leaves, 
When we see them crushed and mangled 

beneath their parent trees, 
That for us the time is coming we too will 

pass away, 
And like the leaves of autumn will mingle with 
the clay. 

Let us now while we are able let us now pre- 
pare the way, 
For Him who died to save us, who was born on 

Christmas day, 
Let us place our heart in order and offer Him 

His share. 

Then when the end approaches t'will not take 

us unaware. 



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dlosp^l St* doi}n Parable 
iUoau^s anil ^xBi}es 

Around Tiberias' rugged shore, 

The Saviour trod in the days of yore, 

It was there He walked across the sea, 

O'er the dark blue wave in GaHlee. 

To that sunny shore so rough and rude» 
Came far and near the multitude, 
Five thousand followers had He, 
Along the shores of Galilee. 

Into the mountains He did go, 

With His disciples from below. 

And then on the mountain He did see^ 

That far famed lake in Galilee. 

And thus to Philip He did say, 
Where shall we buy the bread this day. 
Those men you see are hungry. 
From far and near in Galilee. 

Then Philip then to Him did say, 
Two hundred shillings worth this day. 
Of barley bread you see said he, 
Won't feed those men from Galilee. 

Then Andrew unto Him replied, 
There is a lad here by my side. 
With two small fishes from the sea, 
And five barley loaves from Galilee. 



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On the grassy slope they sat around, 
Many were faint with hunger bound, 
The two small fishes He did take. 
And the barley loaves He then did break. 

He blessqd those fishes from the sea. 
And He fed five thousand in Galilee. 
Then to His disciples He did Qxclaim, 
Gather up the fragments that do remain. 

They picked them up from around the hill, 
And then twelve baskets they did fill, 
And the crowd they were so full of glee, 
Sought to make Him King of Galilee. 

But when He found out what they would do, 
He then alone to the mountains flew. 
And there alone looked on the sea. 
And they dispersed from Galilee. 

O Galilee, Sweet Galilee, 

Thy sacred hills are dear to me, 

I'd love to view them o'er and o'er, 

As my Saviour did in the days of yore, 

The Oleander I'd love to see. 

On thy rugged shore dear Galilee. 



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On Sunday morn in Norwood, the people 

they do stray, 
From their pleasant homes through the town 

and go to church and pray. 
Then they join the thr/ong, and they move 
along, upon the great white way. 

The chauffeur with his flying car finds every 

thing serene. 
As he floats along the great white way, his life 

is but a dream. 
The only thing that troubles him so is Socony 
gasoline. 

Right upon the great white way there's stores 

on every side, 
And are ready and awaiting to equip both 

groom and bride> 
When you investigated you will be satisfied. 

And right upon the groat white way you find 

the Premier, 
And you will be contented when you are in the 

theatre. 
As you look upon those pictures that they 

show from day to day. 
You'll smile and be contented when you walk 
the great white way. 



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Now should you have a dollar that you'd wish 

to put away, 
Step into the National Bank upon the great 

white way, 
And plant it there and with their care 'twill 
gnow both night and day. 

The summer time is coming you will need a 

little rest, 
You can step into the National Bank and draw 

your interest. 
You can go upon your journey on the land or 

on the sea, 
And people will wonder if you are not John D. 

Now is the time to bank your money and bank 

it with a will, 
For in Europe they are trying, each other for to 

kill; 
But here there's peace and plenty all along the 

way. 
You can step into the National Bank for its 
open every day. 

As you travel through life's journey you will 

need three meals a day, 
For to keep you in condition for to cut and 

make the hay. 
Then should you neeti some fruit your appetite 

to stay. 
Step into Hartshorn's Market upon the great 
white way, 



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Now when you are leaving Norwood forever 

more to stay, 
In a wooden boat for an overcoat you'll 

sail the great white way, 
You'll sail right to the cemetary you'll sail 

there for to stay, 
And never in Norwood will you walk the 
great white way. 

When ever you're in Norwood and you recrea- 
tion seek 
Step upon a Walpole Car, get off at Wilson St. 
And now I can assure you the time you'd ne'er 

regret. 
When you look upon that new made Pond 
named after George Willet. 

You can talk of Winnepesaukee and the 

Isles that there abound 
For no where in this Country can their 

equal be found 
But they were made by nature and are covered 

with moss 
Geor/ge Willet's Pond was formed by man with 
the tip cart and the horse. 

The road one vast embankment and the 

bridge with arches span 
And they are so constructed for the pond 

they form the dam 
You'd delight to look upon them be you wo- 
man, child or man. 



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As you stand upon the highway and look 

from shore to shore 
'Twill impress upon your memory Winnepe- 

saukee more and more 
Nothing lacking but the steamer for to sail 
the waters o'er 

And all along the hilltops the trees are in fuH 

bloom 
And they fill the balmy air with their fra- 
grant perfume 
And with their swaying branches they brush 
away the gloom. 

Then every where around you as you see the 

azure sky 
And the emerald hills and valleys and the air 

so crisp and dry 
You'll be in a mood of gratitude and you'll 
praise the God on high. 



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®l][0 Sinking of tife SInattama 

The peerless Lusitania was sailing o'er the deep 
And the cultured Kaiser's monster beneath the 

wave did creep 
When like the deadly adder, she struck the 

fatal blow 
Then the peerless Lusitania beneath the 

waves did go. 

When the ship was sinking on that sad and 

fatal day 
Come let us save the kiddies Alfred Vanderbilt 

did say 
Then beneath the crest sank to his rest for- 
ever more to stay. 

There were men from many nations many men 

from every clime 
And likewise gentle maidens and mothejrs 

in their prime 

With them helpless children who now sleep 

beneath the brine. 

O noble Lusitania 'tis sad for us to relate 
You men so good and noble you incurred the 

Kaiser's hate 
No more to sail the ocean no more tocrossthesea 
You'll rest upon the oceans bed for all eternity . 

O peerless Lusitania once monarch of the wave 
On the first of May you sailed away, sailed to 

your unknown grave 
By the Kaiser bomb your trips are done for- 
ever more and aye. 



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Why can't they stop this ruthless war 
They don't know what there fighting for, 
They're kilUng each other when they should be 
Living in peace and harmony. 

Europe today is one vast pen 
Where those selfish brutes do slaughter men, 
And the helpless babe on its mothers knee 
'Is a target for the staunch navy. 

As you look at Belgium o'er and o'er 
It will never be as it was before 
Since he did press his iron heel 
And smite it with his glove of steel. 

It was Sherman said and said it well 

That war was what that war was hell 

But a war like this he never knew 

When he did speak those words so true. 

In helpless Belguim there today 
Desolation holds full sway 
They're sleeping there beneath the tree 
A hay stack is a luxury. 

How this will end I do not know 

But many a noble form will go 

Under the sod and there to stay 

Till the trumpet sounds on the judgment day 



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And many a favorite son will raet 

Undeir the oceans billowy crest 

From home and friends so far away 

On account of this war that's on today. 

Did I possess a submarine 
Contending powers I'd sail between 
And there upon the ocean beci 
I'd show both sides their mangled dead 

Those forms to all so dear in life 
Which now the fishes shun with fright 
For those mangled forms will ne'er decay 
On account of this war that's on today. 



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Blessed be God do I daily exclaim, 
Blessed thrice Blessed be His Holy Name. 
Thanksgiving we thank thee, thanksgiving 

being here; 
We thank Thee for gifts received through 
the year. 

We thank Thee O Lord with the morn's ruddy 

glow 

And through the long day where ever I go 

I praise Thee and bless Thee continously 

For the graces and gifts Thou hast showered 

upon me. 

I thank Thee at noon when the sun is on high 
Shedding its lustre throughout the clear sky 
Or should it be cloudy with snow wind or rain 
For blessing received I thank Thee again. 

And then in the eve when from care I am free 
My thoughts do revert to Thy mother Mary 
I thank her and bless her the Virgin of yore 
I thank her and bless her but do not adore. 

And when it comes night and thanksgiving 

day's o'er 
To Thy Divine Son my thoughts they do soar 
His graces, His blessing I will duly implore 
And Christ the Eternal I will ever adore. 



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A ainn^lu Couple 

A lonely couple wandered in Bethlehem 

through the street 
They were looking around for shelter to rest 

their tired feet 
They were worn and weary from their troubles 

through the day 

And now they sought a resting place their 

aching heads to lay. 

As this tired couple wande^red they were 

filled with gloom 
For in the inns of Bethehem for them there 

was no room 
So they wandered to the mountains and they 

found a lonely cave 
And at midnight in December the Incarnate 
Son was made. 

As they laid Him in the manger he was. 

wrapped in swadling clothes 
And in that lonely manger did peacefully re- 
pose 
Then a star shone in the sky, t'was the star of 

Bethlehem 
It guided on the magi it guided them to Him. 

It was then that hosts of angels his birthday 

did proclaim 
This day for man a Saviour and Jesus is his 

name 
And then with loud hosannas his praises they 

did sing 
Glory to the highest for Jesus is your King. 



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The Magi offered costly gems of frankincense 

and myrrh 
But the lonely Shepherd of his gratitude and 

prayer 
The Infant Savior had no use for costly 

jewels there 

And His blessings then desce^ided on the lonely 

Shepherd there. 

This tired lonely couple now walk the streets 

no more 
For they are safe in heaven on that bright 

celestial shore 
Living with their Saviour in'joy forever more. 

O Virgin Mary Mother we hail thee full of 

grace 
We pray that thou will help us to gain our 

heavenly place 
We pray to thee St. Joseph thou father of the 

poor 
We pray that you will help us in this sad and 

lonely hour 
And when our days are vanished and we shall 

be no more 

May we dwell with Christ the Saviour in joy 

forever more. 



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fUlsiSifon in S^liliam ffiast 

Two weeks ago in Dedham the mission 

Fathers came, 
AndforSt. Mary'sParish a mission did proclaim 
And then good Father Fleming to his 

people did explain 
That they all should make the mission the 

indulgence for to gain. 

The first week of the mission the women set 

the pace, 
And night and day right on the way for St. 

Mary's they did race, 
1200 strong they came along they were in 

right on the hour. 
And they filled St. Mary's basement from the 

altar to the door. 

The men too made the mission they came from 

far and near, 
They came to hear the words of God from the 

mission Fathers there. 
For the mission Fathers always when they 

come to any place 
They always cast around them God's sanctify- 
ing grace. 

And all those who made the mission and who 
made the mission well. 

They never need to worry about a good place 
for to dwell. 

And likewise need not trouble about the 
eternal gates of hell. 



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He fasted in the desert in the forty days gone by 

And the demon met Him and tried to Him 

decoy 

If Thou art Son of God, the devil he did say, 

Command those stones turned into bread 

that we may partake today. 

It is written Satan, written and recorded high 
above, 
Man shall not Hve by bread alone, but by 
every word of God. 

Then to the Holy City the devil Him did call. 

And from the temple tower, he bade the 

Saviour fall. 

Thou shall not tempt the Son of God, the 

Saviour He did say, 

And then He left the devil and proceeded on 

His way. 

And those facts are written and written for to 

stay. 

And then the devil took Him to a mountain 
very high. 
And he showed Him all the kingdoms beneath 

the azure sky. 
Then he pointed out the kingdoms on the land 

and on the sea, 

All these kingdoms will I give Thee if Thou 

only worship me. 



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And then He spoke to Satan and He bade 

him to observe, 
That on high it is written the Lord thou shalt 

serve. 
And then the devil left Him and behold the 

angels came, 
And ministered unto Him, and with Him did 
remain. 



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Ctmc Assoctattott 

At Norwood central station there's a club 

you would like to join 
It's the civic association where they have 

everything so fine 
When you once become a member your life 

will be sublime 
They have chess and they have checkers 

and they have all sorts of fun 
And you can get instructions in the gymna- 
sium ■ 

And in the sultry weather where it is nowhere 

cool 
You can strip and have your dip in the civic 

swimming pool 
And after you have had your dip and dropped 

the mercury 
You can go right in and role a string on the 
Bowling alley 

Themi should you wish a social time on any 

afternoon 
They will place at disposal they will place the 

social room 
Then should you be a lover of that endearing 

sport 
Along the street beneath your feet you'll 

find the tennis court 

And at your v/ill you can try your skill and 

send in your report. 



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At Norwood central, station lies the athletic 

field 
That's where they steal the bases and never 

guilty plead 
But if you caught its different for the players 

they will shout 

And they will call upon the umpire and he will 

put you out. 

So you're out upon the race track and with 

your nimble feet 
You can sprint around the oval and there a 

record seek 
And should you make a mistake or there be 

taken ill 

Without delay they will bring you to the 

civic hospital. 



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®1|0 i£tptv^ art Cl^ans^ti 

On His journey to Jerusalem in the midst 

of Galilee, 
As He passed a certain village, ten lepers He 

did see, 
They were standing at a distance when the 

Son of God passed by, 
Jesus Master have mercy on us they unto Him 
did cry. 

He looked upon those lepers in that city 

the east. 
And those words He did speak unto them, go 

show yourself to the Priest, 
And one of them returned again a samaritan 

was he, 
With joy in his eye, praised God on high for a 
leper no more was he. 

Were not ten cleansed where are the nine the 

Son of God did say, 
But on looking around no more were found 

but this alien on that day, 
And looking at this alien as he knelt there at 

His knee, 

Arise I say and go the way thy faith hath 

healed thee. 



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There were many with the Cardinal with a 

charitable mind, 
And are trying to alleviate the afflictions of 

mankind, 

With their united efforts did work with a will, 

And did complete at Brighton the new 

hospital. 

In this God-like institution the women are 

immense, 
And by their deeds and actions show their 

benevolence, 
For they are tireless workers and are working 

with a will. 
To reduce the cost of living at the new 
hospital. 

Should you wish to be a donor you can bring or 

send your might, 
They accept your contribution and record it 

with delight, 
You will never regret your action for the 

scripture do proclaim, 
A reward for a glass of water that is given in 
His name. 

And in the days which are to come should you 

be taken ill, 
You'll receive every kind attention at St. 
Elizabeth's hospital. 



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mtti} 0f NoruiDoa, 1872 

Mother, said South Dedham, I want a little 

school, 
For to educate my children to observe the 

golden rule, 
For my children they are growing and before 

we separate, 
I must have a school house for them to edu- 
cate. 

No, my child, you cannot have it for though 

you are dear to me, 
You live amongst the bushes out in the 

country. 

And as for your children let them pick the 

ripe berry, 

Then mother I must leave you but mother I'll 

be good, 
I'll no longer be South Dedham but I'll 

simply be Norwood, 
And if my brother Westwood be asking after 

me, 

Just tell him that he'll find me out in the 

country. 

O my child I'm very sorry that you should 

leave me now, 
As your going to earn your living by the sweat 

upon your brow, 



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I hope that God will bless you as you lean 

upon your plough, 
And grant you peace and plenty evermore 
from now. 

This Norwood he's a husky chap he's forty-four 

today 
He has a pubHc Hbrary, and he's got a great 

white way 
All his children they are working some at 

night and others day, 
And he has a town manager to lead him on his 

way, 

And he's got the best chief of police that's in 

the state today. 



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So Arti)ur ?i^oui^ pingr^^ 

This day they all assemble with a sad and 

solemn will, 
And come in mournful numbers to the church 

upon the hill, 
They come from town and city, from universi- 
ty, 
To mourn the noble pastor Arthur Howe 
Pingree. 

The boy scouts that he cherished did march 

in single file, 
One by one they marched and the tears has 

dimed their eyes. 
And they look with mournful sorrow upon the 

silent form. 

Of him who died so noble on the banks of 

Annisquam. 

In sorrow come the maidens, the maidens 

young and fair, 
And their hearts are heav}^ laden as they look 

upon him there, 
He was their loving pastor, but now his heart 

is still. 

And there in grief and anguish at the church 

upon the hill. 

For fifteen years in Norwood he day by day 

did preach, 
And there he taught the young and old how 
the throne of God to reach, 



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He was with them in their sorrow, in their joys 

and in their ills, 
He rests today beneath the clay and sleeps 

in Forest Hills. 

Now rest the faithful servant, your worthy 

task is o'er, 
Your loving flock will miss you for their 

hearts are rent and sore, 
Yes, but they hope to one day meet you on that 

bright eternal shore. 

Where all is bliss and happiness and death 

shall be no more. 



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®l|^ Broken iK^ij 

Ths organ did annoy me for it had a broken 

key, 
And each day I used to shun for I did not care 

for to see, 
So one day I thought to fix it, fix it for to play, 
So I brought it to the industry in Norwood 
Broadway, 

The place where he did mend it was once the 

village hall, 
Where we used to hold town meetings in the 

spring and in the fall. 
Where we used to hold elections where the 

firemen held their ball, 
And on the birth of Washington you could 

hear the trumpeters call. 
But now those days are vanished, those days 

shall be no more, 

For it is now the Piano Supply Co. as you enter 

in its door. 

One day my brother Will stood up on this 

floor. 
And that day he made a motion that the fire- 
men's pay would soar, 
The motion it was carried, carried with good 

cheer, 

Then the firemen's fee instead of three was 

fifteen per year. 



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The firemen did assemble and did resolutions 

pass, 
And framed those resolutions to William 

Pendergast, 
And right up on the paper his name did 

broadly scrawl, 

To William Pendergast for duty, for duty in 

the hall. 

The broken key they mended and adorned 

with celluloid. 
And now it is a pleasure at the organ to pre- 
side, 
And now it is a pleasure for to strike the cord 

of G, 
And look upon the celluloid from the latest 
industry. 



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To thee, I will my tributes bring 
I'll sing thy praises everywhere 
Because my mother came from there. 

I'll sing thy praises loud and clear 
For to me they hold memory dear 
To the dear land none can compare 
Because your mother came from there. 

Star of the sea one tribute more 
I'll lay upon thy verdant shore 
For there the shamrock so green 
It's hills and valleys grow between 
To me those scenes will always last 
Your devoted son 

P. J. Pendergast. 



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BY Carrie Jacobs Bono in Pittsburg Chronicle. 



Do you remember those days in the mountains 
Do you remember the mist on the sea, 
Do you remember the scent of the wild flowers 
And o'er these memories, still memories of me.. 

Do you remember the dew on the fern leaves,. 
Down by the brook that flowed to the sea,. 
Do you remember the songs sang together, 
And thus remembering, think sometimes of me.. 

Do you remember those days in the mountains 
Do you remember the sky wondrous blue, 
Do you remember the meadow lark singing, 
To me, these memories are memories of you. 

Do you remember the song of the cricket, 
And the soft moonbeams aslant on the hill, 
Do you remember the soft winds asighing,, 
Down thro the canyons so peaceful and still.. 
Remember, remember, 

Altho we're apart 
Thro silence and distance, 
You still hold my heart. 



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BY THE AUTHOR 

Those days in the mountains I still do remem- 
ber, 
I cannot forget where ever I be 
And now I assure, I'll always remember 
The days of the mist, the mist of the Sea, 
For there through the mist, thy dear form do 

see 
Shrouded in mist looking for me. 

Those fragrant wild flowers I still do remem- 
ber. 
With the odor so sweet they remind me of thee 
Forget, I cannot and will not forever 
Those wild flowers like thee are dear unto me. 

The dew on the fern leavqs for all time Fll 

remember. 
For there by the brook that flowed to the sea 
Our voices did blend with its waters together 
And our notes did ascend in sweet harmony 
And I'll always remember the singing with 
thee. 

Those days that we spent in the mountains 

together, 
I cannot forget the cool balmy weather, 

who could forget not I, 
For those scenes in the mountains will haunt 

me forever. 
And the scenes I beheld in the clear azure sky. 



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The voice of the lark as he sang in the meadow 
When he finished his song then away he did flew 
Those notes in my ears they are still ringing 
When I think of the song they remind me of you 
The song of the cricket remains with me still, 
When I view the soft moonbeans aslant on the 

hill, 
And the soft winds sighing through canyons so 

still, 
As you are not with me they now make me ill. 

And now these mute canyons for me have no 

thrill. 
No longer to walk them or enjoy with a will 
I am patiently waiting and looking for 
thee 
Poet For the Chronical Pittsburg Carrie. 



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Tj^Btanse San ©^Conn^II 
Cattle ^toxn Sl)0r0 

Daniel O'Connell was not content to doff his 

hat in Parliament 
Three times he wore it through the door, three 

times he wore it on the floor 
And then he wore it everywhere 
Because Dan O'Connell came from there. 

Robert Emmet martyr slain 
Thought Ireland's freedom to proclaim 
But he was trapped in an English snare 
He was taken unaware he was executed there 
Because Robert Emmet came from there. 



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French was bought by Castlereagh 
And Ireland's freedom did betray 
For he was bought by EngHsh gold 
And for English gold he Ireland sold. 

The shamrock from your distant land 
Reminds me now dear Ireland 
Recalls to me those days of yore 
When my mother walked your verdant shore 
And the shamrock picked from the wild moor. 

The shamrock all can plainly see it represents 

a mystery 
It represents the trinity to all it represents the 

Host 
The Father, Son, the Holy Ghost 
St. Patrick in Ireland did proclaim 
That three in one they did remain and by 

the shamrock did explain 
And by the shamrock he did free Ireland from 

idolatry 
And then his heart was filled with glee 
For he worked for God and humanity 



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A Tribute to 
%\\t ®vp\^an Soy 

You will find the Orphan Boy at the Angel 

Guardian Press 
And although he's all alone, he is never in 
distress 
For his father he was taken and his mother 

she's not nigh 
The Brothers there do love and care for the 
helpless Orphan Boy. 

He was brought in to them when he was very 

small 
The reason it is this : he had no friend at aU 
The Brothers they did teach him to serve 

the God on high 
And now he is no longer the helpless 
Orphan Boy 

Some day he'll go and leave them, some day 

he'll go away 
But he never will forget them for he is not 
built that way 
He will go away in sorrow and to go he 

will regret 
But some day he'll reimburse them with a 
certified check 
When the Brothers do receive it; to him they 

will reply 

May the God of Heaven bless you our noble 

working boy. 



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i£iie of tl|^ Mother 

He enters the shop and he hangs up his coat, 
And then he ejects the dust from his throat, 
The dust he ejects is the colour of rust, 
For the molder's the man to swallow the dust. 

He picks up his ham.mer his casting to sprue 
And while knocking them off sometimes he feels 

blue 
When he sees the result it is sad for to tell 
For some of his castings they are not well . 

Then he picks up his shovel to cut up his sand 
And the shovel he moves with twist of his hand 
And then he moves around and cleans up his floor 
So now he is ready to start in once more. 

Now its down with the mold board then his 

pattern he'll brush, 
And should he be jobbing he'll start with a rush 
Then he'll cover the pattern with a fine sieve. 
Then he' 11 go for the bank where the money is hid 
For he must have money to exist and to live. 
Thenhe'll ram up the nowel and str ikeoff the sand 
And turn over the nowel with clamps on the end 
Then round the pattern with trowel in hand, 
He'll slick off the joint for to place parting sand 

With the parting sand on he will ram up his cope 
He will then lift it off and then he will joke, 
He will then draw the pattern, close up the mold 
Then he'll pour in the metal and pull out the gold 

Now molder dear molder from me take this tip, 

Look out for the draught or you'll be down with 

the grip. 



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^xbttnxuns^ J£tttuvt 

Last Sunday night in Norwood in Columbia 

Spacious Hall 
The Hibernians assembled in response to duty's 

call, 
Then right up on the curtain I saw the scenes 

most grand 
That nowhere can be found except in Ireland. 

St. Patrick with his mitre and his crozier in his 

hand 
It was him who drove the reptiles from the 

shores of Ireland, 
From that shore forever more they are banished 

from the land 

They live never more upon that shore they were 

driven by his hand. 

And there I saw an Irish lad with a colleen from 

her home 
And the other fellow said that he had kissed the 

Blarney stone, 
But what I saw him kissing was not the Blar- 
ney stone 
It was his lovely colleen and she was flesh and 
bone. 

No more those strains from Tara's harp 
In Ireland will resound, 
No more those chief and ladies smart 
In Ireland will be found. 

No more the chord from Tara's harp 
Will float upon the air. 



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The silent harp of Tara 

From the Irish draws the tear 

Those chords that now so silent so silent and so 

mute, 
Will one day burst asunder and entrance the 

Irish youth 
And then those swelling chords will freedom's 

key unlock 
For Ireland will be free says the Shan Van Voght. 



^utl}tt ©t^rn^g anil Mt 

Those days have now departed those days of 

long ago 
When Father Tierney and me to Medfield we 

did go 
It was on Easter morn up stairs in Chenery 

Hall 
He celebrated High Mass in response to duty's 

call. 
Tom Kerresey brought the organ he drove over 

very fast 

So as not to keep them waiting to sing the High 

Mass. 

The choir then assembled the singing it was 

good 
And no wonder for the singers they came from 

Norwood, 
For the singers they were young and their 

hearts were full of glee 

And then we too were young Father Tierney 

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To think now is a pleasure of those days that's 

gone away 
When we stood in Chenery Hall and sang the 

Kyrie, 
And offered there to God cur sins to ransom 
And sang in joyful strain Kyrie e-lei-son. 

Then Gloria in Excelsis Father Tierney did say 
Then the choir they sang that hymn with joy 

uix)n that Easter day. 
The Gloria it was lively those strains I now re- 
call, 
And we filled the atmosphere up stairs in Chen- 
ery Hall. 
After the Gloria the Credo we did sing, 
And at the Incarnatus the base's voice did ring 
And at the Incarnatus the base? sang their best 
In mournful strain Et Ho-mo et Ho-moj actus est 
And then at the Prejace'm a voice so full of glee 
Vere Dignum et Justuni Est aequum et Salutare 

sang Father Tierney 
Those strains they still do linger within my me- 
mory 
And ril ne'er forget those happy days 
Or the Hall of Chenery. 



There is a word in every clime to every heart 

most dear 
In English 'tis "Forget Me Not" 
In French 'tis "Souvenir" 
And may all who read "Selected Gems" 
Receive from Gems Good Cheer. 



